Pilot program will help Austin’s low-income city residents tend to health needs

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_author title=”Publisher: Community Impact Newspaper” author_id=”Publisher: Community Impact Newspaper”][cs_text]The staff at the Housing Authority of the City of Austin always knew that the families living in HACA’s 18 low-income housing properties faced a number of serious health challenges.

The families HACA serves average around $12,000 in annual household income. That means many residents have to make difficult decisions when it comes to their own health. As HACA Executive Vice President Sylvia Blanco put it, “Sometimes it comes down to whether to fill a prescription or buy groceries.”[/cs_text][x_button size=”global” block=”true” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/healthcare/2019/01/31/pilot-program-will-help-austins-low-income-city-residents-tend-to-health-needs/?platform=hootsuite” title=”” target=”blank” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Read More[/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]